Results
NEW HAVEN, Conn. – For the first time in program history, the Northeastern men's and women's track programs swept the New England Outdoor Championships, hosted at Southern Connecticut State University's Jess Dow Field, May 13-14.
The men earned 156 points and the women collected 140 points. The men last clinched the title in 2002 (107.50 points), while the women last won the meet in 1999 (81 points).
Combined with Friday's performances, the Huskies finished with eight gold finishes of the 24 top-three performances.
"This is an incredibly special victory for our program. Rarely does a season end with double team victories and I am very grateful that we are able to send this special group of seniors and coaches off with these memories," said head coach and director,
Cathrine Erickson.
Highlights
Kelsey Sullivan broke the heptathlon school record yet again with 5,063 points – good for third place overall. The Marshfield, Mass. native set the previous all-time best for the first time since 2003 last week at the CAA Championships.
Kyle Darrow and
Jared Lane took the top-two spots in the 100m dash with Darrow edging out his teammate by six hundredths of a second for the New England crown. Darrow finished in 10.56 seconds and Lane and 10.62 seconds.
Lane was crowned the New England champ in the 110mH after a run of 14.02.
Donovan Henry won the 400m with a new personal best time of 47.53 - No. 4 on the NU All-Time Outdoor Performance List.
Darrow and Henry crossed one-two in the men's 200m dash with times of 21.17 and 21.27, respectively. Darrow swept the New England titles in both short distance sprints.
A new personal best of 1:49.07 gave
Paul Duffey the New England title in the men's 800m run. That effort is No. 3 on the NU All-Time Outdoor Performance List.
To close out the day, the NU 4x800 relay team of
Jay Navin,
Connor Donovan,
Marc Rienas and
Paul Duffey won gold with a time of 7:37.62.
Additional Highlights
Eric Mellusi finished third in the men's discus with a throw of 47.95m.
Jenna Serunian finished fourth in the women's shot put after a 13.36m throw.
Nephat Maritim ran 9:26.14 in the 3000m steeplechase to earn a fourth place finish.
Lucy Young and
Jordan O'Dea went 2-3 win the women's 3000m steeplechase with times of 10:39.95 and 10:54.38, respectively.
Brooke Wojeski also finished fifth to give the Huskies three runners in the top-five (11:00.10).
The Men's 4x100 relay team of Darrow, Lane, Henry and
Kwame Fordwor finished second with a time of 40.76 – No. 11 on the NU All-Time Outdoor Performance List.
The women's 4x100 team of Genard,
Camille Gooden,
Patrice Williams,
Jessica Scott finished third in 47.00.
Betsy Garnick finished fifth in the women's 100mH in 14.33, which is No. 9 on the NU All-Time Outdoor Performance List.
In the women's 400 meter, Williams and Gooden finished fourth and fifth respectively, with times of 55.14 and 55.45.
Scott took silver in the women's 100m dash, clocking in at 11.88 seconds. That sprint moved her from No. 9 to No. 6 and the NU All-Time Outdoor Performance List.
Ryan Kim finished fourth in the men's shot put with a final throw of 16.38m.
Audrey Weyand posted a time of 1:01.81 in the women's 400m hurdles to finish second.
NU scored 12 points in the women's 200m dash with
Camille Gooden (24.57),
Jessica Scott (24.82) and
Delaney Wickman (24.90), finishing fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.
Nick Fofana post a new personal best score in the decathlon with 6,733 points to finish second overall.
The women's 4x400 relay team of Williams, Gooden, Wickman and Weyand finished third (3:48.06) in the event to round out the day's competition.
Down the way
Following New England's, a contingent of Huskies will have the opportunity to compete at the NCAA East Preliminary Track & Field Championships, May 26-28, in Jacksonville, Florida.
